Method for extraction of material from a Sapindacea family fruit

ABSTRACT

The invention of the present application provides a standardized method to obtain a material from Sapindacea family fruits, wherein the material is utilized by itself or in combination with other compounds to make preparations. The material by itself has surfactant, emulsifying and foaming properties, among others. In addition, the invention provides a preparation wherein the material is used in combination with  Swinglea glutinosa  extract. The preparation enhances the ability of the  Swinglea glutinosa  extract to kill and prevent fungi, and to kill and repel insects and mites.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No.12/776,511 filed May 10, 2010, pending, of which the entire contents areherein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Area of the Invention

The present invention is related to how to obtain material from aSapindacea family fruit, and uses of the material alone or combined inpreparations with other compounds. In previous pending unpublished U.S.patent application Ser. No. 12/466,801, which is incorporated herein inits entirety by reference, the same inventors of the present applicationdescribed an extract that is used in combination with the Sapindaceafamily fruit derived material to make a preparation, wherein thepreparation is described herein.

2. Description of Prior Art

Sapindacea family fruit derived materials had been described to havebeneficial uses.

For example, Kumar Arora S. et al. in U.S. Publication No. 2005/0249831A1 discloses an extract from Sapindus trifoliatus that is used as atreatment for migraine.

Kusano H. et al. in U.S. Publication No. 2007/0140984 A1 also mentionsthat components derived from Sapindus mukurossi plants haveantibacterial effects.

Unfortunately, there is no description in the prior art of astandardized method to obtain a good yield of a Sapindacea family fruitderived material that can be utilized by itself or in combination tomake preparations from which further beneficial uses can be attained.The Invention of the present Application overcomes these prior artlimitations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention of the present application provides a standardized methodto obtain a material from Sapindacea family fruits, wherein the materialis utilized by itself or in combination with other compounds to makepreparations. The material by itself has surfactant, emulsifying andfoaming properties, among others. In addition, the invention provides apreparation wherein the material is used in combination with Swingleaglutinosa extract. The preparation enhances the ability of the Swingleaglutinosa extract to kill fungi, and to kill and repel insects andmites.

More specifically, the invention of the present application provides amethod to extract a material from the Sapindaceae family fruit, whereinthe method comprises:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

In one aspect of the method of the present invention, the mix of thebroken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceaefamily fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activated carbon beforeseparating all solid particles.

In another aspect of the method of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one more aspect of the method of the present invention, the solventamount is at least one part per one part of the total initial weight ofthe skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

The present invention also provides a material derived from aSapindaceae family fruit, wherein the material is derived from theSapindaceae family fruit by a method comprising:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

In one aspect of the material of the present invention, the mix ofbroken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceaefamily fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activated carbon beforeseparating all solid particles.

In another aspect of the material of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one more aspect of the material of the present invention, the solventamount is at least one part per one part of the total initial weight ofthe skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a preparation that comprisesan extract from Swinglea glutinosa and a material derived from aSapindaceae family fruit.

In one main aspect of the preparation of the present invention, thematerial is derived from the Sapindaceae family fruit by a methodcomprising:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

In one more aspect of the preparation of the present invention, the mixof broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbrokenSapindaceae family fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activatedcarbon before separating all solid particles.

In another aspect of the preparation of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one additional aspect of the preparation of the present invention,the solvent amount is at least one part per one part of the totalinitial weight of the skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

The preparation of the present invention can be used to kill fungi, tokill insects and mites, and also to repel insects and mites.

In addition, the present Application invention also provides an extractisolated from Swinglea glutinosa leaves, wherein said extract isobtained by a method comprising:

-   -   A. Exposing bright dark green Swinglea glutinosa leaves in a dry        environment, wherein said leaves are protected from direct        sunlight, wherein the leaves are exposed to air flow;    -   B. leaving the leaves in the environment described in A. until        the leaves turn opaque green and the leaves are brittle;    -   C. breaking up the leaves into small fragments;    -   D. putting the Swinglea glutinosa leaf fragments in contact with        a solvent at least once;    -   E. repeat step D. until the solvent is enriched with substances        derived from the leaf fragments; and,    -   F. retiring the solvent to release the extract.

Objectives and advantages of the present Application invention will bemore evident in the detailed description of the invention and theclaims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method to extract a material from theSapindaceae family fruit, wherein the method comprises:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

Preferably, in all cases in the present application, where the step of“retiring the solvent from the liquid portion” is mentioned, said stepcan be performed by evaporating the solvent from the liquid portion.However, “retiring the solvent from the liquid portion” can also beachieved by lyophilization, dry spraying, etc.

In one optional aspect of the method of the present invention, the mixof the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbrokenSapindaceae family fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activatedcarbon before separating all solid particles. However, all solidparticles can be separated without exposing the mix of the brokenSapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae familyfruit seed, and the solvent to activated carbon.

For the purpose of this application, the term activated carbon refers toany form of porous carbon with enough surface area for adsorption orchemical reactions. Activated carbon is synonymous to “activatedcharcoal” or “activated coal”.

In another aspect of the method of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one more aspect of the method of the present invention, the solventamount is at least one part per one part of the total initial weight ofthe skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

The present invention also provides a material derived from aSapindaceae family fruit, wherein the material is derived from theSapindaceae family fruit by a method comprising:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

In one aspect of the material of the present invention, the mix ofbroken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceaefamily fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activated carbon beforeseparating all solid particles. However, all solid particles can beseparated without exposing the mix of the broken Sapindaceae familyfruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed, and thesolvent to activated carbon.

In another aspect of the material of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one more aspect of the material of the present invention, the solventamount is at least one part per one part of the total initial weight ofthe skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a preparation that comprisesan extract from Swinglea glutinosa and a material derived from aSapindaceae family fruit.

In one main aspect of the preparation of the present invention, thematerial is derived from the Sapindaceae family fruit by a methodcomprising:

-   -   A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae        family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae        family fruit skin shows wrinkles;    -   B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without        breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed;    -   C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp        and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent;    -   D. Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken        Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae        family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein a liquid portion        remains;    -   E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion, wherein the        liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.

In one more optional aspect of the preparation of the present invention,the mix of broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbrokenSapindaceae family fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activatedcarbon before separating all solid particles.

For all cases in this application, the material, the method and thepreparation, the amount of carbon is one part to one to three parts theamount of the mix. However, the mix of broken the mix of brokenSapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae familyfruit seed, and the solvent, could be evaporated to retire the solventwithout exposition to activated carbon.

When the mix is exposed to activated carbon, the resulting material istranslucent crystal. When the mix is not exposed to activated carbon thematerial obtained is turbid and dark. In both cases, the materialmaintains the surfactant, emulsifying and foaming properties. In eitherof both cases, the material can be used to be combined with the Swingleaglutinosa extract to make the preparation.

In another aspect of the preparation of the present invention, theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.

In one additional aspect of the preparation of the present invention,the solvent amount is at least one part per one part of the totalinitial weight of the skin plus the pulp plus the seed.

The preparation of the present invention can be used to kill fungi,wherein susceptible fungi comprises:

Sphaerotheca pannosa

Botritys sp.

Fusarium sp.

Colletotrichum sp.

Uncinola necator

Variola sp.

Peronospora sp.

Puccinia sp.

Cladosporium sp./Hetesroporium sp.,

and others.

For the purpose of the present application the term “to kill fungi”comprises “to prevent fungi”.

Moreover, the preparation of the present invention can be used to killinsects and mites, and also to repel insects and mites, whereinsusceptible insects and mites comprise:

Liriomyza sp

Tetranichus sp.

Boophilus microplus,

and others.

In addition, the present Application invention also provides an extractisolated from Swinglea glutinosa leaves, wherein said extract isobtained by a method comprising:

-   -   A. Exposing bright dark green Swinglea glutinosa leaves in a dry        environment, wherein said leaves are protected from direct        sunlight, wherein the leaves are exposed to air flow;    -   B. leaving the leaves in the environment described in A. until        the leaves turn opaque green and the leaves are brittle;    -   C. breaking up the leaves into small fragments;    -   D. putting the Swinglea glutinosa leaf fragments in contact with        a solvent at least once;    -   E. repeat step D. until the solvent is enriched with substances        derived from the leaf fragments; and,    -   F. retiring the solvent to release the extract.

In one more aspect of the Swinglea glutinosa extract of the presentinvention, in the method, the leaves must not be broken into leaffragments that are less than 0.5 mm, since smaller fragments would tendto become a single mass which will become a limitation for the optimalextraction with a solvent.

In all cases where a solvent is mentioned in this application, thesolvent that can be used comprises ethanol, methanol, hexane, propanol,isopropanol, CO₂, acetone, water, ethyl-acetate, nitrile-acetate,toluene, tetrahydrofurane, Chloroform, dichloromethane, and others.

In all cases in this application, where solid particles are separatedfrom the mix of broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, theunbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed, and a solvent, the preferredmethod of separation is centrifugation, although other methods ofseparation can be used.

The preparation, with the material derived from a Sapindaceae familyfruit and the Swinglea glutinosa extract of the present invention, canbe combined with camphor and oils that have been described to killfungi, kill and or repel insects and mites, wherein the oils wouldenhance the effects of the preparation against fungi, insects, andmites, and wherein the oils can be derived from garlic, orange, lemon,lime, Cymbopogon sp., Eugenia caryophyllata, Eucalyptus sp., Melaleucaalternifolia, Citrus simensis, other citrus sp., cinnamon, and others.

Objectives and advantages of the present Application invention will bemore evident in the detailed description of the invention and theclaims.

EXAMPLES

Three solutions were prepared: 1) A solution of a 2 ml material/Liter ofwater (material derived from a Sapindaceae family fruit wherein thematerial was obtained as described above in this application); 2) Asolution of 2 ml extract/Liter of water (extract derived from Swingleaglutinosa leaves wherein the extract was obtained as described above inthis application) 3) A solution of a 2 ml preparation/Liter of water(preparation made by combining equal parts of the material and theextract). Solutions 1, 2 and 3 were used for the following experiment:

An isolated strain of a pathogenic fungus was propagated in an adequateculture medium for the strain. Then, a suspension on water was preparedat a concentration of 1×10⁶ spores/ml. Four plates were prepared: onecontrol plate with the culture medium only and three other plates,wherein the three other plates have the cultured medium and 2 ml of eachsolution. All plates were bathed with 20 μl of the suspension withspores.

After incubation of the plates for 12 days at room temperature thepercentage of inhibition for each fungus was measured with the followingresults:

Fusarium oxysporum Number of repeats (inhibition %) Average StandardCode 1 2 3 (inhibition %) Deviation SS (material) 63.4 73.2 85.2 73.910.9 SW (extract) 65.9 79.8 72.5 72.7 7.0 SW + SS 83.2 79.4 84.6 82.42.7 (preparation)

Number of repeats (inhibition %) Average Standard Code 1 2 3 (inhibition%) Deviation Botrytis cinerea SS (material)  39.86  38.11  52.89 43.68.1 SW (extract) 76.4 85.7 79.9 80.7 4.7 SW + SS 92.3 82.1 86.7 87.0 5.1(preparation) Mycosphaerella fijiensis SS (material)  46.44  44.32 48.47 46.4 2.1 SW (extract) 68.9 74.1 62.2 68.4 6.0 SW + SS 75.1 84.381.7 80.4 4.7 (preparation)

Colletotrichum sp. Number of repeats (inhibition) Average Standard Code1 2 3 (inhibition %) Deviation SS (material)  75.66  75.47  78.82 76.71.9 SW (extract) 87.5 89.9 93.2 90.2 2.9 SW + SS 75.1 84.3 81.7 80.4 4.7(preparation)

With respect to Tetranichus sp. a repellence test was made by comparing5 mm discs cut from leaves of bean plants, wherein 5 mm leaf discs thatwere bathed with 2 ml of each one of the three solutions (solutions 1, 2and 3) were compared against un-bathed 5 mm leaf discs, and wherein a 2mm un-bathed leave disc with a Tetranichus sp. mites was put on top ofall 5 mm leaf discs. The percentage of inhibition (repellence) can beobserved in the following results:

Tetranichus sp. Number of repeats (inhibition %) Average Standard Code 12 3 (inhibition %) Deviation SS (material)  56.20  52.40  49.20 52.6 3.5SW (Extract) 79.3 78.8 77.2 78.4 1.1 SW + SS 82.3 89.4 84.6 85.4 3.6(Preparation)

With respect to Liriomyza sp. a repellence test was made by comparingbathed leaves of bean plants with the 2 ml Extract/Liter of each one ofthe three solutions (solutions 1, 2 and 3) and un-bathed leaves of beanplants. The plants with bathed and un-bathed leaves were put inside acage with Liriomyza sp. After 24 hours, points of disease caused byLiriomyza sp. in plants with bathed and un-bathed leaves were observed.The percentage of inhibition (repellence) in plants with bathed leavesin relation to plants with un-bathed leaves can be observed in thefollowing results:

Liriomyza sp. Number of repeats (inhibition %) Average Standard Code 1 23 (inhibition %) Deviation SS (Material)  38.50  41.20  45.10 41.6 3.3SW (Extract) 70.4 79.2 76.2 75.3 4.5 SW + SS 78.3 84.7 87.1 83.4 4.5(Preparation)

For Sphaerotheca pannosa a spore suspension was applied to leaves ofhealthy rose plants bathed with 2 ml of each one of the three solutions(solutions 1, 2 and 3) and to leaves of un-bathed healthy rose plants.Then the leaves of bathed rose plants and un-bathed rose plants wereobserved for formation of fungi pustules after 15 days. There wasbetween 81.1% and 87.8% less formation of pustules (inhibition) in theleaves of rose plants bathed with the 2 ml the preparation/Liter ofwater solution, as the following results show:

Number of Repeats (inhibition %) Average Standard Code 1 2 3 (inhibition%) Deviation SS (Material) 53.1 58.5 51.6 54.4 3.6 SW (Extract) 62.471.3 63.4 65.7 4.9 SW + SS 84.6 81.1 87.8 84.5 3.4 (Preparation)

1. A method to extract a material from the Sapindaceae family fruit,wherein the method comprises: A. Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit,wherein the Sapindaceae family fruit is brownish gold, and wherein saidSapindaceae family fruit skin shows wrinkles; B. Breaking theSapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp without breaking the Sapindaceaefamily fruit seed; C. Exposing the broken Sapindaceae family fruit skinand pulp and the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent; D.Separating all solid particles from the mix of broken Sapindaceae familyfruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed, and thesolvent, wherein a liquid portion remains; E. Retiring the solvent fromthe liquid portion, wherein the liquid portion without the solventconstitutes the material.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mix ofbroken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceaefamily fruit seed, and the solvent is exposed to activated carbon beforeseparating all solid particles.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein theSapindaceae family fruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.
 4. The methodof claim 1, wherein the solvent amount is at least one part per one partof the total initial weight of the skin plus the pulp plus the seed. 5.A material derived from a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the materialis derived from the Sapindaceae family fruit by a method comprising: A.Obtaining a Sapindaceae family fruit, wherein the Sapindaceae familyfruit is brownish gold, and wherein said Sapindaceae family fruit skinshows wrinkles; B. Breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulpwithout breaking the Sapindaceae family fruit seed; C. Exposing thebroken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp and the unbrokenSapindaceae family fruit seed to a solvent; D. Separating all solidparticles from the mix of broken Sapindaceae family fruit skin and pulp,the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed, and the solvent, wherein aliquid portion remains; E. Retiring the solvent from the liquid portion,wherein the liquid portion without the solvent constitutes the material.6. The material of claim 5, wherein the mix of broken Sapindaceae familyfruit skin and pulp, the unbroken Sapindaceae family fruit seed, and thesolvent is exposed to activated carbon before separating all solidparticles.
 7. The material of claim 5, wherein the Sapindaceae familyfruit is the Sapindus saponaria fruit.
 8. The material of claim 5,wherein the solvent amount is at least one part per one part of thetotal initial weight of the skin plus the pulp plus the seed.